Cassirer, Ernst C Philosophers

Cassirer, Ernst C Philosophers

Ernst Cassirer, 1874-1945. Neo-Kantian German philosopher of mind, best known for his work on symbolic representation. The most notable difference between his philosophy and Kant's lies in his contention that the a priori categories develop historically.

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See Also:

Ernst Cassirer, An Essay on Man - Review by Cosma Shalizi.
Ernst Cassirer - A short biography of this thinker.
Review of Ernst Cassirer's Language and Myth - A 1949 article on this work, by Wilfrid Sellars. Raises various questions about Cassirer's analysis of symbolism.
On My Grandfather Ernst Cassirer - Two English versions of a speech delivered by Peter Cassirer concerning Ernst Cassirer's time in Sweden.
Ernst Cassirer Papers - Archive of the philosopher's manuscripts, at Yale University. Includes index, background information.

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